[realpatriot71]

My position is NOT that same-sex parents are better or even just as good as heterosexual parents, but rather that same sex parents (or a single gay parent for that matter) is going to be better for a child than a system that in no way gaurantees love. The biggest necessity of any child is to be needed, loved, and accepted, and if a homosexual wants to love and care for a child, then that child will be a better person for it.

[yendu bwam]

The biggest necessity of any child is to be needed, loved, and accepted, and if a homosexual wants to love and care for a child, then that child will be a better person for it.

Children deserve a married mother AND father. There are thousands and thousands of married couples waiting to adopt. Preference should always be given to such couples.

[Remedy]

Homosexuals are not fit to be parents:

1. Gay Foster Parents More Apt to Molest
2. Children of Homosexual Parents Report Childhood Difficulties
3. Relationship violence was found to be a significant problem for homosexuals. Forty-four (44) percent of the gay men reported having experienced violence in their relationships; 13 percent reported sexual violence and 83 percent reported emotional abuse. Levels of abuse ran even higher among lesbians: 55 percent reported physical violence in their relationships, 14 percent reported sexual abuse, and 84 percent reported emotional abuse. Susan C. Turrell,Journal of Family Violence Vol. 13, Number . , 2000. Page(s) 281-293.
4. The median age of death for those who regularly engage in homosexual behavior leaned in the direction of less than 50. The data suggest a "20- to 30-year decrease in lifespan" because of "substantially evelated rates of sexually elevated diseases . . . cancer and heart conditions, and violence among homosexual men and women." Paul Cameron, Psychological Reports,Vol. 83, Number . , 1998. Page(s) 847-866.
5. Almost one-third (29.7 percent) of gays and nearly one-half (47.5 percent) of lesbians reported being or having been the victim of relationship violence. In addition, 22 percent of gays and 38 percent of lesbians admitted using violence against their partners. Lisa Walder-Haugrad, Violence and Victims Vol. 12, Number . , 1997. Page(s) 173-184.